OC Pension Woes

While retirees’ claims of a right to receive a lifetime monthly grant to defray health care costs should have survived dismissal, a Ninth Circuit panel <strong><a href="http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/09/05/13-56061.pdf">ruled</a></strong> Wednesday that Orange County, California, did not discriminate against the retirees by eliminating a premium subsidy.

PASADENA, Calif. – While retirees’ claims of a right to receive a lifetime monthly grant to defray health care costs should have survived dismissal, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday that Orange County, California, did not discriminate against the retirees by eliminating a premium subsidy.

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